Coast Guard rescues blind hiker, guide dog stranded on sweltering hiking trail for days
By Stepheny Price, Fox News
Published July 12, 2024, 5:14 a.m. ET
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A blind hiker and his guide dog are safe after being rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter crew when they became stranded for days in the heat on an Oregon hiking trail.
The US Coast Guard Pacific Northwest announced an aircrew had rescued a 55-year-old man and his dog from the Rogue River Trail in southwest Oregon.
The hiker, who officials said is legally blind, began hiking the trail with a friend and his guide dog July 3 and began to show symptoms of heat exhaustion July 6.
Officials said that, due to lack of cellphone service, the friend left the unidentified man and his dog with food and water and headed toward Gold Beach to call 911.
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Didn’t they have an Apple phone with satellite capability or a satellite phone? Guess not. Who pays for the rescue?
Sigh! The taxpayer.
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